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Stillwater police issue warning after child found with pot-laced candies

Stillwater police issue warning after child found with pot-laced candies

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Updated: 10:43 PM CST Jan 31, 2017

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WEBVTT HEDETAILS.>> STILLWATER PD DISCOVERED A13-YEAR-OLD CHILD IN POSSESSIONOF MARIJUANA-LACED CANDIESOSB-I TESTS CONFIRMED THE ITEMSCONTAINED THC, AN ADDICTININGREDIENT.>> THEY'RE LOOKING FOR NEW WAYSTO INFUSE IT AND DO A VARIETYPRODUCTS FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'TWANT TO SMOKE IT>> MARK WOODWARD WITH THEOKLAHOMA BUREAU OF NARCOTICSSAYS THE PRODUCTS ARE HARD TODETECT, AND MUCH OF THEWEED-INFUSED PRODUCTS RESEMBLECOMMERCIAL ITEMS SUCH AS CANDYBARS, BROWNIES AND SOFT DRINKS.>> THESE TEENS COULD BE GETTINGHIGH OFF THESE PRODUCTS AND THEPARENTS HAVE NO CLUE BECAUSETHERE'S NOT THE SMELL AND THEAROMA ASSOCIATED WITH SMOKING.>> AUTHORITIES WARNING PARENTSTONIGHT TO BE AWARE ABOUT THEEDIBLE MARIJUANA CANDY.ATTRACTIVE PACKAGING AND NATURALCURIOSITY, COULD HAVEFRIGHTENING RESULTS.>> YOU CAN GET 8 TIMES THEDOSAGE AND END OF IN THEHOSPITAL AND END UP WIPARANOIA LETHARGIC, DIZZY AND, HAVING HEADACHES AND THESE ARE

Stillwater police issue warning after child found with pot-laced candies

The Stillwater Police Department is warning the public after a 13-year-old child was found in possession of marijuana-laced candies.

Officers sent the candies to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to make sure drugs were in the edible treats. A test confirmed that the candies contained tetrahydrocannabinol, better known as THC.

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“They’re looking for new ways to infuse (marijuana) and do a variety of products for people who don’t want to smoke it,” said Mark Woodward, with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics.

He said the products are hard to detect because many of the weed-infused products resemble commercial items such as candy bars, brownies and soft drinks.

"These teens could be getting high off these products, and the parents have no clue because there's not the smell and the aroma associated with smoking," Woodward said.

Authorities are asking parents to be on the lookout for attractive packaging and to use natural curiosity, because the edible products could have frightening results.

“You can get eight times the dosage and end up in the hospital and end up with paranoia,” Woodward said. “You could be lethargic, dizzy and having headaches, and these are adults."